Paleo Vanilla Ice Cream (Dairy-Free Vanilla Ice Cream)

5 from 70 votes

Paleo Vanilla Ice Cream (Dairy-Free Vanilla Ice Cream)

The creamiest homemade dairy-free vanilla ice cream ever! Made with only 5 ingredients and is vegan, paleo, gluten-free & refined sugar free!

Prep Time5

Total Time1 30

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Diet: Gluten Free, Low Lactose, Vegan, Vegetarian

Servings: pint of ice cream

Author: Laura

Cost: $5

Equipment

Ingredients

14 ounces full-fat coconut milk (or coconut cream)
¼ cup honey (maple syrup for vegan)
¼ cup creamy almond butter (or cashew buter)
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon sea salt

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Instructions

Place all ingredients into a high-powered blender in the order listed.
Blend on high for 30 seconds, or until smooth and mixture is homogenous.
Turn on an ice cream maker with the frozen base inside.
Pour mixture directly from the Vitamix into the ice cream maker while it is moving.
Let the ice cream churn for about 20-25 minutes until it becomes a firm ball or the ice cream maker stops rotating.
Transfer to an airtight, freezer-friendly container and freeze for at least 1 hour, or until completely frozen.

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Notes

Ingredient Substitutions

Coconut milk: Full-fat coconut cream or coconut milk can be used in this recipe with great results! Using light coconut milk will cause it to be less creamy.
Almond butter: Any nut or seed butter can be used in this recipe. Besides almond butter I recommend cashew butter.
Honey. This dairy-free vanilla ice cream recipe calls for honey or maple syrup as the sweetener! Both of these sweeteners yield a delicious and creamy ice cream, but the maple syrup will impart a slight maple flavor.

To Make Without an Ice Cream Maker

If you don't have an ice cream maker, pour the ice cream mixture from the blender into a freezer-friendly container. Put it in the freezer and stir by hand every 15 minutes until it's frozen. It won't be as creamy but it will still taste delicious!

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